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Seminar in Memory of Bashir Hussain Nazim Held at AIOU (Allama Iqbal Open University) A seminar was arranged by the Department of Mass Communication at AIOU to honor and acknowledge the contributions of Bashir Hussain Nazim (who passed away in June 2012). An announcement was…

Lahore Literary Festival: How it Began The Lahore Literary Festival was founded by Razi Ahmed. It is being annually held since 2013, and has become an event of international standing. Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) 2016 The LLF 2016 took place from 20th to 21st February…

Coca Cola 2016 MENA Scholarship Pakistan Coca Cola continues with its endeavors in promoting education amongst the talented young generation of today by announcing its MENA Scholarship Pakistan Program 2016. Details of MENA Scholarship Pakistan 2016 The US Department of State together with Coca-Cola Company…

First Ever Conference Organized by International Centre for Pakistani Writing in English (ICPWE), Kinnaird College (KC) The conference took place from 17th to 18th February. It was attended by intellectuals, researchers and students from Islamabad, Faisalabad, Karachi, Lahore and Quetta as well as some reputed…

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Pakistan Tourism & Development Corporation (PTDC) Promoting Tourism by Initiating Sightseeing Buses To promote tourism, Pakistan Tourism & Development Corporation (PTDC) launched the first ever sightseeing buses for Islamabadâ€“Rawalpindi that will take its passengers on a tour of a number of exciting places in the…

What is Walkabout Films-Pakistan (WF) In June 2003, Walkabout Films was established by Mr. Nisar Malik. WF is the first and only documentary production company in Pakistan and has gone on to become South Asiaâ€™s top enterprise; making films related to wildlife/nature, social awareness &…